Alaska’s Arctic Ocean shores had been known to hold oil in some capacity since the 1800s. Native Alaskans would cut blocks of tundra to use as fuel for heat, as the frozen grass was soaked with ...

Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the freezing winter weather affecting large swaths of the U.S., from ...

The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of ...

DECATUR — Getting home from a family wedding in Nashville proved to be a challenge for Decatur's John Schirle. Schirle would normally have driven, since it's only a five- or six-hour trip, he ...

Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, an international study published ...

The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related ...

Canada is known for its diverse landscapes that include vast forests, mountainous regions, prairies and even an Arctic tundra ...

New research reveals a concerning pattern of rapid and extreme climate changes across the Arctic, particularly in Siberia, ...

Scientists in northwest Wyoming found remnants of an ancient forest, frozen in ice on a barren tundra in northwest Wyoming.

A new study of the rapidly warming Arctic-boreal region identifies "hotspot" ecosystems experiencing some of the fastest and ...

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last ...